Saturday, January 16, 2010

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year....

Actually, I was being facetious.

Now that the holidays are past, it's time to get ready for the US government's post-Christmas bonus.

I think this is an especially traumatic time for people in the horse business, which recognized as a real business by the IRS only after a laundry-list of requirements. I guess we aren't quite stressed enough during foaling season....

I am far from being an tax expert. Even though I work in finance, my B.A. is in English Literature. I'm lucky enough to understand what I read, but I'd never take advice from someone like me and if you're still reading, you don't have to, either.

One thing I am good at is research, so here's a list of links that do a much better job of explaining income tax implications for people in the horse business than I ever could:

Stallings Paint Horses - Tax Planning for Horses (this was one of the first sites I found years ago that really helped explain in horse owner terms what my accountant had been trying to tell me in CPA terms: http://www.stallingspainthorses.com/tax1.html

I hope these links help! For those readers not in the US (or for those in the US but need a break from their hours of tax work), here's one final link for ya!

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I love my life: my loving husband, my two adorable step-kids, my critters, and the great outdoors. Along the way I've been blessed with wonderful friends and family to help me in my journey.

Here's you'll find the smorgasbord of random happenings that is my life: everything from my journeys off the beaten path, to renovating old, dilapidated furniture, to my everlasting search for better health, to my propensity for trying new things.

My life isn't how I planned, but I wouldn't change a moment of it. I used to say I wanted an average life, but now I see that was never meant for me. I have learned to embrace the chaos, and this blog is my way of sharing my journey through the pandemonium that is my life.